2017 Camaro

2017 is the sixth generation's performance high-water mark. The ZL1 arrived with the supercharged 6.2 L LT4 (650 hp / 650 lb-ft) — the same engine as the C7 Corvette Z06 — and the ZL1 1LE track package (Multimatic dampers, big aero, wider tires) posted a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap that multiple outlets called the fastest GM had ever officially recorded from a production car, beating the 2012 Corvette ZR1's mark.

Sources disagree on the exact time — some report 7:16.04, others 7:29.60, likely two runs conflated across retellings. 2017 was also the nameplate's 50th anniversary, marked with a 50th Anniversary appearance package.

Engines

• 2.0 L turbo-four — 275 hp
• 3.6 L V6 — 335 hp
• 6.2 L LT1 V8 (SS) — 455 hp
• supercharged 6.2 L LT4 V8 (ZL1) — 650 hp, C7 Corvette Z06 unit

Identification

• ZL1: supercharged LT4, widened body, dual hood heat extractors
• 2017 = the Camaro's 50th anniversary (50th Anniversary appearance package offered)

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